Broom



May 20 1924.

W. SHAKESPEARE. JR

BROOM I Filed March 27,

INVENTOR. YY/Ham Shakes/Decre@ BLQKWM M ATTORNEYS.

Patented May 2Q. i924.

' naufrage 'STATES Lattea BATENT OFFICE.

'WILLIAM siraiznsrnann, raptor KA/LAMAZ'O'O, MICHIGAN, Assis-Noa, BYMesem y srenmisnrs, fro snai;E''sinaian-raonncrs eoivrPaNYgj orKALAMAzoo, mailman.

` Bacon.

' /Appncanonmed Marenga 1922. salaires-17,039.

T 0 all whom t may concer/n.: i

Be it known that I, WILLIAMSHAKE- srnARn, Jr., a` citizen of the UnitedStates,

residing-at the city and county of Kalamazoo, State oiwlVIichigan, haveinvented :certam new and useful yImprovements `in Brooms, 'of `whichythe following is `a specilication. y f Yi rThis invention relates toimprovements in brooms. il i y The main objects of `myinvention are:First, toplrovidel an improvedbroomkin' which the handleflisidetachablysecured to the body so that thebodymay lbe renewed by the user. *f lSecond, to provide" a` structure having` a these advantages lin which?the parts are very part of this application',` inwhich:

'F ig. I is a side view-of ay broom embodying/the features fofrmyinvention; the handle and brush body being partially bro-ken away.'

II is'a detailvertical section `on a line corresponding'to line `22ofFigs. vI and III, the handlej being shown inzfull lines'. Fig. III is ahorizontal-section on 'a line corresponding to vline'vp--Bof 'Figs I andII;

Fig. IV is a horizontal isection'on a line corresponding to line 4-4ofFigs. I and II.

Vds 'al 'plan'.viewof' the blank from which one. of the clamping` memberlugs is formed.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views, and the sectional views are taken lookingin the direction of the little" arrows at the ends of the section lines.

Referring to the drawing, 1 represents the broom body which is made asa` complete assembled unit, that is, it is formed as a unit independentoi the handle instead of being assembled thereon in course inmanufacture as is quite generalpractice in the l manufacture `of brooms.

The broom body is provided with a wire clamping. band 2 disposed in aspaced krelation to its upper end and has a central notchlike recess 3'in itsupper end. The handle L is provided with a tapered portion havingathread 5 cut therein,` there being a conicaly tip 6 belowthe'thread-see'Fig. II. y

I provide a pair `ofclamping members 7 `formed as sheet metal stampyingsand havingv beads 8 atftheir lower edges providing grooves engaging theb-and 2. The end edges of the clamping members are cutaway at 9 abovetheband. Each head member has a centralconvexed portion l0 strucktherefrom, such portions having horizontal slots lltherein. j f' f Thelugs 12-"are also sheet metal `stampings and are provided with `tongues13` and 14 whichare i disposed through the lhorizontal slots andfoldedupon the outer sides of the convexed portions of the clamping members.The head members also havesemicircular handle engaging portions 15 attheir upper ends. 1" The lugs l2 have holes 16 therein.- The outeredgesof these lugsfhave curved flangesl 17 'which'` engage the threads of thehandle thereby preventing their cutting into the end tip and avoidingthe necessity of a metal tip for the handle.

`The Vconvening of the clamping members sti'ens" the' same at the pointwhere`the clamping stress ofthe lugs "is" applied,` so that the`clamping members may be formed .off comparatively light metal, which isa feature to be desired. The clamping mem-` bers are arrangedl inopposed relation upon the brush "body .with their beads engaging theclamping bandand their lugs overlapping within the recess"3 of the body.The

handle is then threaded into the lugs and into the-broombody belowthelugs. `The tapered conical tip 6 of the handle assists in threadingit into `the compressed broom body and also guides the handle straightinto the body. The clamping members are not connected in any way exceptthrough the handle as described, there being no pivotal connection, sothat considerable variations in handles are possible without materiallyaffecting the clamping action.

The parts of my improved broom are simple and economical to produce, theclamping members being duplicates and. may,4 as

stated, be made of comparatively light material and at the same timehave suiiicient` and at the same time it is practical for the user toremove the same when it is desired to substitute another body.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a broom, the combination with a broom body assembled as a unitland provided with a wire band spaced from its upper end, said bodybeing centrally recessed above said band, of a wood handle provided witha tapered lowerend having a screw thread cut therein,y there being aconical tip below the thread, a pair of independent sheet metal clampingmembers vhaving beads at their side lower edges providing inwardlyfacing grooves engaging said band, the end edges of said lclampingmembers being cut away above the band, said clamping. members havinghorizontally slotted con-v veXed portions struck centrally therefrom andopposed semi-circular handle engaging portions on their upper edges, anda pair of inwardly projecting sheet metal lugs having tongues disposedthrough said slots in `said clamping members and clamped upon saidconvexed portions thereof land holes'to receive the handle, saidclamping members being arranged with their lugs-'in opposed overlappingrelation within said recess of said body and said handle screwed intoythe lugs and into the body below the same whereby the clamping membersare clamped upon the body and the handle `secured thereto. i

2, In a broom, the combination with a broom body assembled. as a unit,of va woodk handle provided with a tapered lowerl end having a screwthread cut therein, there beinga conical tip below the thread, a pairyof independent sheet metal clamping members having horizontally slottedconvexed portions struck centrally therefrom and opposed semi-circularhandle engaging portionson their upper edges, anda pair of inwardlyprojecting `sheet metal lugs having tongues disposed through said slotsin said lclamp'- ing members and clamped upon said conveXed portionsthereof and holesto-receive the handle, said clamping members beingarranged with their lugs in opposed overlapping relation and said handlescrewed into the lugs and intoy the body below the same whereby theclamping members are clamped upon the body and the handle securedthereto.

3. In a broom, the combination with a kbroom body yassembled as a unitand provided with a binding band spaced from its upper end, of a woodhandlefprovided with a taperedlower end having a screw thread cuttherein, there beinga conical tip of substantial length below thethread, a pair of clamping members having beads atftheir side loweredges providing inwardly facing grooves engaging saidband, the end edgesof said clamping members being cut away above the band,r said clampingmembers having opposed handle engaging portions on their upper edges,and inwardly projecting sheet metal lugs having holes therein to receivesaid handle,said clamping members being arranged with their lugs inopposed overlapping relation and said handle screwed intoj .the lugs andinto the body vbelow the same whereby the clamping members are clampedupon the body and the handle screwed thereto. l

'4. In a broom, the combination with a broom body assembled as a unitand provided with a. binding band spaced fromA its upperend, of a'handle provided with a tapered-threaded-lower end, a pair of clampingmembers disposed with A'their lower edges 'engaging vsaid band, saidclamping members having horizontally slotted convexed portions struckcentrally therefrom and "opposed handle engaging portions on theirvupper edges, and inwardly projecting lugs having tongues disposedthrough saidv slots in said clamping members and clamped upon saidconvexed portions thereof and having holestherein -toreceive saidhandle, said clamping membersy being Earranged with their lugsin opposedoverlapping relation and said handlescrewed into theflugsand into thebody below the same whereby themembers are clamped uponthe j body andthe handle-secured thereto. y

In witness` whereof, I `have hereunto set.

